Basho Report ・ 場所レポート
Torikumi for this day →Endo takes a gold star off yokozuna Kisenosato
May (Natsu) 2017 has completed day 4. Endo (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Kisenosato by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3. Takayasu, Hakuho, Harumafuji share the lead at 4-0.
Championship Race
11 days remain in the race.
Today's Kinboshi
Endo (Maegashira 1) defeated yokozuna Kisenosato by Oshidashi for a kinboshi gold star. It is career kinboshi No. 3.
Upsets
Yoshikaze (Komusubi) beat Kakuryu (Yokozuna) by Oshidashi — pre-basho ratings gave just a 25% chance. He had trailed their head-to-head 8-11, which makes it count double.
Ozeki Watch
Ozeki Terunofuji, bidding for yokozuna, stands at 2-2 — 11 wins short of the 13-win benchmark.
Kadoban ozeki Goeido stands at 2-2 — 6 more wins needed with 11 days left.
解説 ・ InsightTerunofuji's last two basho: 4 wins, then 13 — 17 in total. Against the "back-to-back championship-level" standard, another title-class run is required here.
This is kadoban No. 5 — he has survived all 4 previous ones.
His pre-basho rating of 2534 sits 199 points below his peak of 2733 — the decline shows in the numbers.
- Ozeki Terunofuji2-2 ・ yokozuna bid
- Ozeki Goeido2-2 ・ kadoban #5
Tomorrow’s Bouts to Watch
- Kisenosato (Yokozuna, 2-2) vs Chiyoshoma (Maegashira 2, 1-3) →head-to-head: Kisenosato leads 1-0; the rating model gives Kisenosato 95%
- Okinoumi (Maegashira 2, 0-4) vs Kakuryu (Yokozuna, 1-3) →head-to-head: Kakuryu leads 16-6; the rating model gives Okinoumi 21%
- Harumafuji (Yokozuna, 4-0) vs Daieisho (Maegashira 3, 0-4) →head-to-head: Harumafuji leads 1-0; the rating model gives Harumafuji 87%